Category Archives: London Assembly

Mayor Khan under growing pressure over tram fatigue cover-up

Posted on September 10, 2019 by

A former senior adviser to two London Mayors will use the transport committee meeting at City Hall tomorrow to call for an independent investigation into how TfL censored a safety report at the request of the tram operators, and then … Continue reading →

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Last-minute nominations get Davis on Labour’s ballot paper

Posted on September 9, 2019 by

Labour Party members in Sutton and Croydon will get to choose the candidate to represent their party in next May’s London Assembly elections after all, with both Patsy Cummings and Rowenna Davis receiving more than the required five nominations from … Continue reading →

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TfL ‘scandal putting passengers at risk’ over driver fatigue

Posted on September 9, 2019 by

Three years on from the Croydon tram crash, London’s transport chiefs’ reluctance, or failure, to act decisively on the issue of driver fatigue on the capital’s buses and tram network is “a scandal that is putting passengers at risk”, according … Continue reading →

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Documents show TfL censored safety audit after tram crash

Posted on September 6, 2019 by

Long-standing suspicions that there has been a cover-up over safety reports relating to the tram network following the 2016 Sandilands crash appear to be confirmed today, with the publication of a file of documents which show that reports critical of … Continue reading →

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Councillors already busy working hard for their political parties

Posted on September 6, 2019 by

Our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE, reports that the borough’s elected councillors are back to what they do best – delivering leaflets ahead of a General election. PLUS: we reveal ‘secret’ candidates in four local seats Croydon’s 70 councillors, Conservative as … Continue reading →

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Time’s up for Davis as Labour narrows Assembly field to one

Posted on September 4, 2019 by

Labour’s laborious process of selecting their candidate for the Croydon and Sutton London Assembly seat might finally reach some conclusion tonight, as both the Croydon and Sutton Co-op and the Croydon Central Constituency Labour Party delegates decide whether or not … Continue reading →

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TfL announces set of measures to deal with bus driver fatigue

Posted on August 28, 2019 by

Transport for London this morning announced a range of measures to address fatigue among bus drivers, which has been reported as a factor in several incidents involving the capital’s buses. The transport authority has promised that “there will be a … Continue reading →

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